Warrior Cats: A Dark Path Chosen

A Short from Warriors: Code of the Clans
Thank you so much everyone who helped, supported, and cared for this project! I wish I could name you all, but I cannot...
I will be posting auditions for Fourth Apprentice soon!
ok enough with da formalities. im back thats all u really need to know.... i have a posse now and we stormin the beaches with all our god dang cat animations. its like sharknado 2 up in here. be prepared

[@funtimefroody6336]

Longtail's voice and design makes me wonder how he became so vicious to Firepaw 😢😢

[@wolfsrain2919]

so true

[@demonwolfswagness7724]

kinda does sounf like something who should be on a childrens show but i think it sounds cute

[@warningthissharkisdank6242]

Because he was older when rusty came, thanks to tigerclaw and darkstripe, longtail became tougher.

[@warningthissharkisdank6242]

Nutty Candy i know

[@wolves_go_wild9446]

Ikr

[@Starry-eyed_Samantha]

AND DARKSTRIPE WONDERS WHY HE WENT TO THE DARK FOREST. WHAT A DAMN MYSTERY.

[@rubymartinez6749]

And his parents in StarClan tried to save him from the DarkForest but TigerFart chased them away xD

[@TheComicCat_]

+Starkit where those that say?

[@rubymartinez6749]

+Toxic Bat The Erin's revealed it

[@TheComicCat_]

+Starkit is there a page or video where I can see tha6

[@TheComicCat_]

+Toxic Bat that

[@glizzlyglobbertheninth4527]

Longtails voice actor makes me wonder how he was so damn vicious to firepaw

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

Sometimes i Wonder about it too

[@tinystrawberry1862]

Long tail is a good cat, by all means, he was just doing what he thought was right. And if i remember correctly he was pretty much like that because of DarkStripe, and he was his mentor(could be wrong, it's been awhile) and you could see how in this video DarkStripe influenced him the same way. Longtail could of put blame on Darkstripe, but he quieted down because DarkStripe told him to, yes he also threatened Longtail, but Longtail also could of told on Darkstripe first before he lied about Longtail. Darkstripe has a bit of a power complex and holds a bit of power overtop of Longtail. He's a sweet cat though, and just made an honest mistake. Every warrior makes a little mistake, its okay. He became a much better cat when he mentored Swiftpaw and they became very close

[@amarisrosalette3694]

IKRRR

[@ME_TM_Productions]

@@tinystrawberry1862 You’re right. Darkstripe was Longtail’s mentor. It all started from Thistleclaw, then Tigerstar, then Darkstripe, then Longtail, and then Swiftpaw. There is a line from The Goofy Movie that Goofy said to Max. Goofy said this. “It’s been handed down from goof to goof to goof.” That was so funny and cute and I thought about for these characters. I don’t have any warrior cat books so I don’t read these books so I watch these videos on KZbin and do research.

[@DeIicateFynn]

I was thinking the same. Myst be a different longtail

[@emma-kateveronesi9338]

Three years old and this is still the most beautiful and well-done warriors animation I've seen

[@the3cookies256]

I agree that this animation is really good, but I don't think it's the very best. There are lots of other fantastic warrior cars animations.

[@dinosaur7090]

The3Cookies Sorry but... WARRIOR CARS... lol

[@GordoVids]

ME ME ME

[@cgaeeclark-tornblom788]

Emma Veronesi You should check out 'Ready As I'll Ever Be' it is for BreezePelt and Ivypool!

[@sage-br4pq]

Four years old and still beautiful and well-done :D

[@hi-vj9dy]

Longtail's voice actor deserves an award

[@pixelatedcorpse]

His voice for Longtail was so cute honestly

[@perifrog7166]

Yas!!!! So innocent.

[@aliteralfool6358]

That voice is officially my new cannon voice for Longtail

[@heckle1]

Yas. This voice actor changed my view of Longtail entirely.

[@thats.a.sketch]

Olivia They all do! I really love Darkstripe's voice as well!

[@shadowfoxgaming6242]

DARKSTRIPE YOU ACTED SO NERVOUS WHEN YOU JOINED THE DARK FOREST, YOU WONDER WHY?

[@cora1078]

Poor Longtail... he was basically forced into it.

[@beastmaster0934]

Shadow+Fox Gaming I bet the first thing he saw before being sent there was Poppydawn staring at him with disappointment.

[@cherryhorton1229]

Copied

[@TheJimJaspers]

Cherry Horton so? Ppl copy comments all the time

[@spicy_egg_]

why does this remind me of squidward trying to get spongebob to eat that pizza they delivered

[@MaddoxEzman]

Your comment is underrated 😂

[@dio44492]

This better be pinned

[@lollivee6770]

Spicy Egg because it is (insert dramatic music)

[@nightingale3847]

Spicy Egg the crusty crab pizza! Is the pizza for you and me!

[@confetti_kisses427]

@@nightingale3847 **weird spongebob noises** *dooDooO DoOh DooBa BaH BoWW*

[@bridgetmcalister7907]

I Love Longtail. HE WAS SO INNOCENT. And i almost cried when he died in Fading Echos. so if anybody reading this hasn't gotten to Omen of the Stars yet. be Prepared for that poor bean's death.

[@sol202]

Omg samee. Longtail was such a sweetheart once he realized how treacherous Tigerstar was.

[@offlineroses998]

bridget mcalister nO I AM NOT PREPARED I ONLY LIKED HIM AT THE END OF THE FIRST ARK NO NO WHY- *its to soon, like stonefur and whitestorm..*

[@aeroxoxo]

Beannnnn

[@user-ln5pd2ir1z]

WAAA- HE WAS SO SWEET AND PRECIOUS

[@evao488]

bridget mcalister omg that’s the next book I am reading and longtail is one of my favourite cats cri

[@obsidian.heartz]

"Darkstripe is a mouse hearted cat" -literally everyone

[@ianjulius5185]

They don't say mouse heart, they say fox-heart for someone who is mean. They say mouse-brained for someone who is stupid.

[@thebakerinator773]

KindOfStupidVideos mouse-heart means coward, but fox-heart would have been a better term in this instance

[@sage-br4pq]

Just Darkstripe is a meanie >:D

[@BigTexanJohnny]

I don't

[@Cinnaschticks]

He is mouse hearted and mouse brained. :)

[@LittleUni]

5:29 I'm watching this on mute, he's totally dancing.

[@Sierracat7807]

Oh my god it looks like dancing without the sound

[@AshStarProductions]

Lol

[@ilovecatsandwolves4874]

+Little Uni omg you like Warriors?! I never knew :D

[@alphaareus]

OMG LITTLEUNI YOU LIKE WARRIOR CATS!

[@fuzzytailedcatminecraft988]

Yay! Another AJ player who likes warriors!

[@rainscriptwithasideoframen]

And this is why Longtail was never a villain. Everyone started hating on him after he attacked Rusty. He did have a reason, Longtail may have still been upset at himself for what he had done, and didn’t want any less stronger cat to join the clan just to become a spirit.

[@shadows_star]

I don't understand why people need to justify his horrible actions in the early part of the series. It's what makes his character arc and transformation into one of Firestar's best warriors so compelling to me. He was prejudiced against Kitty-pets, just like every other warrior that was mean to him.

[@fablethewolf825]

Or it could have been just plain old bigotry. It was up to Firepaw to prove himself to the Clan, which he did, and the bias against him was dropped. Heck, look at Sandstorm and Dustpelt; they started out as little more than bullies, and by the end of TPB, Sandstorm was his mate and Dustpelt one of his most trusted warriors.

[@Kheluichollow]

@@shadows_star month late but at first he was BECAUSE of Tigerstar, you got to remember Tigerstar/claw started to hate KP’s (kitty pets) because of his father going to them, so that impacted Longtail when he met Firepaw he had that hatement until They found out what tiger claw/star did and He gave that chance to apologize about what he did and how he didn’t mean to. And YES he did attack him but that is normal (cats attack each other play fighting or full on fighting) and he did change his attitude towards Firestar, HE changed Unlike Tigerstar and Darkstripe who still hated him due to being a “kittypet”

[@Viva_Cynefin]

for real and after all that his app got killed and even got blinded (if im not mistaken havent read the books in a bit ^^'')

[@bubblelovessans]

exactly

[@sylvia5902]

Darkstripe King Of Sarcasm

[@blueheart6943]

Yep, just about one of the only things I like about him. I mean, he's a bad dude, but I actually really like sarcasm, tbh.

[@exsaltedd]

Glory, Queen of Sarcasm, RainWings, and NightWings

[@Duotail]

Nah fam. You’re thinking of Jayfeather.

[@rzzlbrry]

Poppydawn is just in the background like "Go to the Dark Forest , Darkstripe"

[@cuddlesowo9835]

DARK forest DARKstripe

[@lollivee6770]

Madison's "Daily" Videos "if you where dead long tail wouldn't have broken the code

[@baby_owl]

Darkstripe's attitude is priceless

[@alligatorteeth1242]

Sascha Jalinous Ikr

[@virtualreese]

Baby_owl but why does he sound like the cat version of shadow 😂😂

[@pysychocatghost8281]

Darkstripe... ❤️

[@NexTheForgettable]

Me: **hears spottedleaf** Also me: WAIT NO IT CANT BE!! **listens more** Me again:IT IS iTS BLIXEMI

[@honeystream9499]

Awesome Buddies it is

[@firestar3963]

OH MY-

[@bunnoblizzard3904]

Yeah, I thought that was awesome too!!

[@kitkat7316]

i rejoiced when i heard her voice

[@fanpet3912]

How the hell did I never notice that

[@tidal-wave5634]

I thought long tail was never this nice wow

[@applecatofwinter9880]

No he was just mean to fireheart cause he was a kitty pet

[@rat5254]

Kiylee 62024 well, i thought he was just mean to fire paw

[@erinyaeger]

Kiylee 62024 he was nice as an elder :)

[@broadwaybandito2480]

Longtail has always been a kindhearted cat; he just had too much pride. Fireheart helped him realize that.

[@0hnutty455]

exactly lol

[@shortstack8208]

Darkstripe's voice actor is spot on XD

[@MadModCraft]

Ikr?? Darkstripes voice actor is perfect and I love his character in this vid!

[@shortstack8208]

MadModCraft XD Yep.

[@ash-uq4nd]

YAS XD

[@Starrydust]

Ikr

[@penny7826]

Short Stack so is long tail!

[@princess1275]

Spottedleaf, Darkstripe, and Bluestar's voices are ON POINT.

[@0hnutty455]

and long tail..... eh.....

[@jetwingsdaydream]

And Longtail

[@pysychocatghost8281]

Definitly darkstripes

[@ameliaheard5128]

And longtail

[@pysychocatghost8281]

I agree!!

[@needlesandthorns8392]

The alternative story: "You won't tell, would you..?" Darkstripe padded towards the limp squirrel, giving it a quick sniff. Longtail grabbed the mouse quickly, staying clear of the dark warrior's lashing tail. "I'm bringing that back to the camp this instant!" "I.. Thought you were smarter than that... Very well, I guess Bluestar pittied you when she made you a warrior.." Darkstripe grinned and walked in the opposite direction of Longtail. "Spottedleaf! I have something for Poppydawn!" He layed the squirrel next to the sick and weak cat. She quickly ate it with some of her remaining strength. "I decided I would bring it quickly so she could eat sooner. I better go on my way to get more for the queens and elders." Spottedleaf smiled and nuzzled the yellow warrior's flank. "You saved her, Longtail. The clan owes you.."

[@mitziolet]

what do you mean this isn't canon?

[@mitziolet]

something that actually happened in-universe

[@mitziolet]

np ^^

[@augustfeser7466]

too bad she died PFFt

[@Thewavedemonjackal]

That is great. And I do wish it could’ve been canon. But, in a way, this does show how small insignificant actions have devastating consequences. And, I hate to be that dark, I’m just being realistic, but Poppydawn may have died anyway…

[@bluejaymtj4308]

Darkstripe says "how will any cat know" even tho Tigerclaw could smell that Fireheart and Graystripe ate before they came back to camp. So what stopping Redtail from senting the squirrel that they ate?

[@olive545]

Bluejay MTJ Because of the rain

[@mechlovebot]

It was raining when darkstripe and longtail ate it

[@Corviidei]

The rain likely washed their pelts off

[@iisilverpeltdoesstuffii5447]

He was sick...the rain...and plus it might've been from the other prey they caught scenting only the mice and bird

[@mistyleaf4689]

he's to sick

[@LPScreepychimp]

Redtails booger... one of the many highlights of life XD

[@kerfufflelove]

I LIVE for Redtail's booger.

[@LPScreepychimp]

Same.... X3

[@boiledangelll]

Booger is Love. Booger is Life.

[@papillon1380]

#Redtailsbooger2015

[@greentailpup1602]

XD

[@roxannegood2]

Ok so basically the lesson Longtail learned was to not eat the prey before going back and darkstripe learned that he is going to the dark forest

[@haniaandrzejak7318]

Darkstripe reminds me of Scar from Lion King

[@true_lovers_knot]

Seems legit.

[@garfels5117]

Yeah

[@dio44492]

He reminds me of Severus Snape, just his voice

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

He really does sound like Scar xD although i awlays had in mind that Tigerstar had Scar's voice

[@darefeline1771]

@@galaxydeathskrill5607 Same.

[@linguine_noodle]

“It’s not raining TOO hard.” rains in the next five seconds

[@snailmeat2204]

The title of this animation should be: Darkstripe The A-hole

[@snailmeat2204]

*groan*

[@tomcatacaphe7814]

DaGamingSloth505 C yes

[@lz9279]

DaGamingSloth505 C XDDDDDDDDDDD

[@marrsss4470]

100%

[@seventeen9408]

Haha TRUE

[@Blixemi]

Wow!! That was absolutely stunning!! Your style of art is just so beautiful and really fits with the "Warriors" kind of mood. The way the characters moved and interacted was super realistic and amazingly well done. It was a blast working on this with you!! I cannot thank you enough for letting me work alongside all the incredible talent you collected for your price. Amazing, amazing work! I cannot WAIT to see your next works!! :'D

[@sylogene9238]

Blixemi EPIC RAP BATTLES OF WARRIORS! TALLSTAR VS ONESTAR!!!!!! AND THEN LONGTAIL VS DARKSTRIPE!!!

[@blakel691]

Hollyleaf vs Feathertail

[@articawesome4096]

Hi Blixemi!

[@Lily-ch2rh]

Hey blix

[@cora1078]

Hi Blixemi

[@princessego5568]

"But come see what can happen if this part of the warrior code is ignored." YEAH LEAFPOOL *YOU'D KNOW SOMETHIN' ABOUT IGNORING THE WARRIOR CODE, HUH*

[@almondmilk2545]

*ahem* C R O W F E A T H E R

[@toxiccandyanimations]

A S H F U R ?

[@toxiccandyanimations]

H A W K F R O S T ?

[@sofiyaradlovskaya8001]

Hey, don’t blame her, she learned from her mistakes

[@wendigodoodles9912]

Darkstripes voice is cool. Although I never thought of longtail having a higher pitched voice... but I love it! Great job! Poor Poppy tho she looks so sad and sniffly! X'C

[@EuqinimodArt]

some of their tails are soooo big! ITS FREAKING GREAT BIG I also like how the guy voicing long tail sounds so innocent! long tail is so cute compared to how he treated fire star in the 1st book

[@ariannawall3055]

why they are big is because that are fluffy

[@janinaflowerheart3303]

+Arianna Wall wOWWW REALLLYYY??

[@kay812]

+Janina Flowerheart When Firestar was an apprentice, Longtail beat him up.

[@janinaflowerheart3303]

Arcticwolf39905 Uh, why are you telling me that?

[@kay812]

Janina Flowerheart EHHHHHHHHHHHH OH FRICK IT WAS SPOILERS, DARN IT.

[@AlliKat]

Really nice aesthetic! I can see a style like this being used for an official Warrior Cats animation. Love that you focused on the forest surroundings more than most Warriors animators do; gives it a cinematic feel that works really well. I also like seeing fully voiced projects, especially dialogue-heavy ones when they're as high quality as this one. They're rare in the fandom now; if you don't mind, I might follow suit and animate a short Warriors story this way as well! :)

[@FluffyAtemstanada]

You Should ^^ It would be EPIC

[@CharlieDeBunny]

***** Oh hey,guess what.There is talk of a Warriors movie on BlogClan,Kate Cary's official Warrior Cats blog.Yes,I am a member.My username is Glowflicker.

[@alexis5698]

If you do it i will give you a iTunes gift card :3 no joke

[@inksmudgez6260]

Alli Kat i

[@imogeneasterbrook9781]

And Darkstripe wonders why he is in the Dark Forest

[@sillyspyder9876]

3:09 *WHEN YOUR SIBLING SNEAKS UP BEHIND YOU FROM NO-WHERE AND JUMPSCARES YOU*

[@amaliduncan3704]

Darkstripe is the most enthusiastic cat in Thunderclan.....

[@pysychocatghost8281]

I know Right😂

[@DJRAV3woof]

Ouo I hate darkstripe

[@grottyrotty29]

He’s like Garfield

[@duck7247]

Darkstripe is acting like me in the morning.

[@sage-br4pq]

Longtail is one of my favorite cats in the Warriors series, he's minor but a sweetheart!

[@tamsinwalsh8796]

I agree, he got manipulated by tigerstar and darkstripe. At least he made it to the elders den

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

Me too, i even drawed him I miss him so much.. He was such a nice elder

[@kitkatenthusiast9525]

Redtail: Bluestar I tell you Im fine Bluestar: yeah and Im a mouse Xd

[@cityyliights_]

And this is why I hate Darkstripe but like Longtail. Although I always saw Longtail as yellow, not gray...

[@kalestars5104]

CynderGirl77 SSS warriors cat made Longtail yellow, but in the books he is silver

[@cityyliights_]

Ah, thanks!

[@kalestars5104]

course!

[@ilikecats3687]

actually, it never says he's silver or yellow. It just says he's very pale except for his stripes.

[@cityyliights_]

The more you know

[@lpsperry8621]

Redtail's fluffy tail makes me happy ^~^ (omg I sound like I'm 8$

[@noororivyandavan2816]

ur 8$ ???? pls help me understand how a human is a few bucks

[@zoewr5428]

Fluffy tails make everyone happy 😁

[@juliaguevara4512]

I feel like eight dollars too.

[@wendigodoodles9912]

The noises the cats make are cute!

[@crumb.crumblet.S.crumbington]

MY CHILDHOOD HOLY MOLY

[@Raspberrykittynoodle]

Remember when Firepaw/heart/star called him Dirtstripe? xD

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

wolf cakes It was one beautuful part, i was like "MORE OF IT!" Too bad that joke didn´t got that good in the german versions, but i still got it X"D

[@Bondrewddy]

When was that?

[@Raspberrykittynoodle]

***** forgot where it was

[@greentailpup1602]

wolf cakes yeah XD

[@asdasdasdsadasdasdasdasdas1264]

CanadianKitty First or second book

[@whereishoney]

I think that because Poppydawn heard what they said, she would forgive Longtail and blame it on Darkstripe. After all, it was Darkstripe's idea to eat the squirrel and he lied to say that Longtail refused to bring it back.

[@vampir8123]

" *WE* killed her!" No, Longtail, Darkstripe killed her.

[@yvie145]

*She sees you when you sleeping,* *She knows when you’re awake,* *She knows when you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake...........*

[@nina82157]

i read this in the "code of the clans" and in a paragraph, longtail is called longstripe XD Mad shipping vicky

[@theorichards9463]

GAHHHHHHHH!!!! OMIGOSH!!!!

[@theorichards9463]

I READ THAT TOO!!!

[@nina82157]

Shadowwolf 34 isnt it funny?

[@KittieLVB]

I actually remember reading that. I was like: Wait who's tha- OH THE ERINS MADE A MISTAKE AGAIN GJ NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A SHIP.

[@nina82157]

ikr X,D

[@corbid5093]

Darkstripe- 10/10 BFF. He'll frame you for breaking the warrior code.

[@lollivee6770]

ghostiiles黒 "totally"

[@celestial2828]

7:23 *”Mr. Longtail, I don’t feel so good.”*

[@silverkitten1042]

The dislikes are from all of Darkstripe’s different accounts because he was salty that his secret was revealed

[@crimsonrose7251]

At 0:45 you can see Winnie the Pooh in the background.

[@SassyCatVideos]

XD

[@wheatleycore6702]

Nah, I think it's Lionheart

[@furtail1aj541]

+Wheatley Core yeah, that's lionheart for sure.

[@rizzofromgrease1248]

😹

[@foreverfuturebound]

XD

[@BlurpleBeanCo]

omg. now Nifty needs to make the fight scene between Firepaw and Longtail. I'd love to see how this VA does with Longtails more unpleasant attitude!

[@AngelaTheKittypet]

She doesn’t need to she can do what she wants

[@BlurpleBeanCo]

@@AngelaTheKittypet calm down my dude. I ain’t trying to force them into anything. I was just saying. 🤷🏻

[@M0RlZA]

7:23 PoppyDawn:Mr Longtail...I don't feel so good....

[@halloweenkitty7224]

You ruined it

[@how2changemyname765]

5:14 “oof”- Dark Stripe, 2014.

[@temperheist]

someone please give these cats some tissues

[@cheesewrap]

I used to think longtail was not nice at all, and this just makes him an angel

[@lilmisspugstep9941]

Long tail is one of my favorites! I hated him at first, but after I finished the series 1-2, I fell in love with him omg he's my favorite!!!

[@cheesewrap]

Li'l Miss Pugstep im in the second book . i got the books a few weeks ago

[@whoops5517]

I know. He's an absolute sweetheart I love him.

[@cheesewrap]

Timmy Tammy and random ppl are commenting on my comment of what other ppl are saying. it sort of annoys me...

[@whoops5517]

ok

[@eziefox8269]

I just felt like doing this, Ok? Warrior cats name generator!! Day of birth 1. Storm 2. Mist 3. Moon 4. Blue 5. Finch 6. Long 7. Grey 8. Dark 9. Swift 10. Holly 11. Dusk 12. Hawk 13. Feather 14. Flame 15. Silver 16. Raven 17. Sand 18. Squirrel 19. Leaf 20. Dust 21. Mud 22. Wolf 23. Tree 24. Breeze 25. Fox 26. Badger 27. Cloud 28. Frost 29. Blizzard 30. Ice 31. Moss Month Jan: tail Feb: heart March: pelt April: stripe May: nose June: pool July: tuft August: claw Sept: fur Oct: foot Nov: berry Dec: leaf Mine is Blizzardnose! Tell me what yours is! :D

[@popnbunny8704]

Leaftuft

[@shinyterra7358]

Mine is Mistfur

[@kennediwilliams4208]

Mudpool

[@kitilay]

Ezie Fox Bluepool

[@Corviidei]

Ezie Fox Mistleaf? Pretty, sounds like a Medicine Cat name.

[@14chakita]

I can't believe it was eight years since it was released. This animation is so great! Even after years, it's going to be almost a decade. I loved this years ago and now I still do. Great job!

[@startheangel9760]

I absolutely love Darkstripes voice he's awesome.

[@rottengrapes8605]

Yeh

[@WowieItsMeowie]

lol ikr

[@aphmauisthebesttcatlover1166]

same dude

[@taimiheikkinen3028]

Yup

[@emmadavis314]

It fits him and his personality

[@MiaDuskweb]

I love the quiet cat noises :3 daww

[@buffyboy5074]

Me 2

[@astrid6713]

EEEEEEEEEK! This is why I love Long! He is innocent, but he is daring and cute!!

[@magendary]

Even after these years Darkstripe is still a skinny sniveling weasel you cannot change my mind

[@bengal4047]

No argument here, other than that comparing weasels to Darkstripe is an insult to weasels

[@ayanoaishi5732]

Just one part.... DID ANYONE SEE THEIR CLAWS DETATCH?

[@ayanoaishi5732]

and... who dat ghost?

[@lilythefolfasusmares2817]

+Madison Bigwin it's poppy tail as a starclan warrior

[@grayclawofstormclankitteng848]

+Lily The Folfasus Mares *poppydawn

[@lilythefolfasusmares2817]

+Grayclaw of Stormclan (KittenGirl) oh sorry, I keep getting warrior names wrong.

[@grayclawofstormclankitteng848]

Lily The Folfasus Mares its okay ^^` I keep calling firepaw when he got his warrior name firestripe and Darkstripe darkheart XP

[@Kaytoun]

I love this short story. I think it perfectly shows WHY Darkstripe ended up in the Dark Forest, while Longtail went to StarClan, even though both of them associated with Tigerstar at some point during their lives (though not to the same degree, of course). Even back then before Rusty appeared and joined the Clans, Darkstripe was clearly cold and manipulative. He didn't care that Poppydawn died. He didn't care about Longtail or his feelings. In fact, he used Longtail's feelings of guilt against him, twisting and manipulating him. He peer pressured the tom into breaking the code with him, then he blackmailed him, saying if Longtail tried to tell the Clan what they did, he'd tell them it was all LONGTAIL'S fault (even though it wasn't). Longtail, on the other hand, was clearly wracked with guilt over what they did and the consequences surrounding it. He caught a squirrel that would have made a decent meal for any cat, especially the sick cats. But because he and Darkstripe ate it instead of bringing it back, one of the sick cats, Poppydawn, didn't have the strength to fight off the sickness and died. He knows this and feels guilt over it. He wants to tell the Clan what he did wrong, he wants to make it right somehow, but ultimately he gives into peer pressure once more when Darkstripe blackmails him into keeping his mouth shut. You know, a part of me hopes that when Longtail died, one of the first cats to greet him in StarClan was Poppydawn, with her telling him she forgave him. I'm sure Longtail felt guilty for Poppydawn's death throughout his entire life, even if it wasn't entirely his fault (after all, even though he did break the code and the squirrel would have helped her, there was no guarantee that she would have recovered had she eaten the squirrel in time).

[@soapyulp8940]

Longtail's voice is amazing

[@puppup0942]

I love how this paints longtail (and also, how you’ve animated his tail). He’s not just a jerk when firestar joins thunderclan because he’s a jerk, it’s because he’s been manipulated and swayed by dark stripe and (probably) tigerstar. When he loses them, he becomes a lot better as a character.

[@Tigerparadise]

I love Longtail's voice acting so much ;w;

[@orangehue456]

Is it just me or does Longtail's voice make him sound like a wimp

[@snowpawgaming3]

I know right? XDDDDDD

[@orangehue456]

SnowpawGaming yeah

[@citrusred2670]

For me he sounds like a young warrior, like he became a warrior a moon or two ago

[@orangehue456]

Redfur The Warrior I guess he kinda does

[@raaaaarrraaara]

2:56 I love how smoothly Darkstripe slips out of the den! Also this entire animation was absolutely amazing, and I hope you keep up the good work 👌❤️

[@achildno3236]

Darkstripe acted so gay when talking about eating the squirrel.

[@arandomperson324]

I love longtails voice in this like omfg. *P E R F E C T* 👌

[@socialanxiety9205]

It reminds me of Tavros :D

[@xxitssweetsxx9819]

if I were Longtail I would have given him a scar for saying that

[@Angelique-ot5nf]

if i were him i would warn him that breaking the code is bad and if he continues i would scratch him and run away telling the leader

[@chaos9608]

7:23 mr longtail I don’t feel so good

[@sleepinthevoid1020]

And this is why I don't like Darkstripe but I love Longtail. (Also beautiful animation)

[@spacecadet8612]

The voice acting is so darn good! ...It kills me I can't watch your The Fourth Apprentice series...since haven't read yet... (it isn't out were I live ;-;)

[@austynher6138]

Darkstripe's eyes honestly reminds me of Levi's from Attack on Titan.

[@brookehall7977]

Longtail is one of my favorite characters. He definitely deserves his own super edition😊

[@AoyamaReal]

Longtaik rn: GURL IM DEAD, I CANT HAVE MY SUPER EDITION NOW

[@yttrium7646]

Mr Stark, Popydawn doesn't feel so good.

[@yttrium7646]

@Lps stone Paws Yah, I know, I can't spell for sh*t.

[@cellardoor7609]

I love longtail's voice so much omg

[@trihumarsrigmail.comaliusm2759]

IKR like srsly his voice is such bae

[@thatrandomgothchick1360]

5:14 did Darkstripe just crash into Longtails ass?

[@cellokat3882]

Yep xD

[@AdelaiScranton]

+LavenderTheHydreigion Yep...

[@thatrandomgothchick1360]

#LongXDark lol

[@ashtheidiot7902]

That made my day 😂😂

[@DamnItMantis]

Yup.

[@guineapig2828]

7:23 Mr. Stark.. I don’t feel so good.

[@TobyandMavisforever]

Longtail's so sweet here. It's hard to believe he would fight Rusty in *Into The Wild* further up.

[@Koerenn]

Wow, This is a really good project, great work!! And thank you sooo much for adding subtitles on youtube, I was thus able translate subtitles and it's easier to understand ( I'm french) ^ ^

[@fireblaze41aj60]

LONGTAIL IS SO KAWAII IN THIS OMFGGGGGGG

[@fireblaze41aj60]

Dickstripe I am not proud of you.

[@tomcatacaphe7814]

+Fireblaze41 AJ One of the best puns i heard...

[@helpfulpondering]

Darkstripe: *How will any cat knowww* Me: hmm I wonder maybe starclaaaan?

[@your_new_mom4063]

Darkstripe saducing longtail for that pray has to be the best thing I've seen in ages.

[@AbbRunner]

Longtail is a loyal, responsible, warrior, and Darkstripe is a big piece of foxdung!

[@AbbRunner]

Poppydawn died because of that idiot, Darkstripe!

[@jessicapena2]

Heyy it's you again!

[@AndrewSarraino]

And darkstripe tried to kill a kit with death berries

[@newaccountshuu4980]

Andy Sa Yes, I remember that part. Darkstripe... what a piece of poop!

[@calebcaleb8619]

Yes he almost killed poor Sorreltail........ WITH STUPID DEATHBERRIES!!

[@traciebaker2988]

darkstripe is a pitiful wimpy kittypet who is nothing without tigerstar Most of you read the books darkstripe was terrified alone in the dark forest ok im done ranting great animation nifty-senpai

[@cuddlesowo9835]

Are you saying kittypets are wimps?

[@pastapins3149]

Longtail sounds like Marco from Star vs the force of evil

[@thunderleaf2747]

“We are the important cats.” Darkstripe says, really cause I thought it was Bluestar Firestar Leafpool Squirrelflight Brambleclaw Ashfur(I think) Lionblaze Jayfeather Hollyleaf And many, many more

[@TheAtroxious]

Dang this is crazy good. You have an incredible sense of cinematography. I've seen a fair few amateur animations, including those made as an art school thesis, and it's rare that any of them have set the scene in such a poetic way. You have some impressive skills going on.

[@Brambl3Star]

Longtail was the best, I was so happy when Darkstripe realised how far in he was before death, he looked like a failed suck up to Tigerstar, and in the end, looked like a dumb old fool

[@astreckles5874]

XD

[@melodyzhang1989]

Wow, I see you're a huge fan

[@albigalloway4481]

The thing is, the Dark Forest corrupts its residents. The parents wanted to save him because they knew what it does to the cats within it, and that Darkstripe could be saved.

[@jetwingsdaydream]

I love Longtail so much. This reminds me of when he's a sweet elder, retired because of his eyesight. I want to hug him he just seems so cuddly.

[@aggieverga3625]

Darkstripe and Longtail’s voice actors are life!

[@DarkRainbowSparkleAJ]

"ʏᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜꜱᴇ" That Cracked me up! This is amazing nice job!

[@cookie-tw9gf]

*P O P P Y D A W N S A W W H A T Y O U D I D*

[@doiu92]

*I'm in LOVE with Darkstripes VOICE*

[@wheresthecheese349]

I lovvveeee Darkstripes Voice actor. Everyone’s was awesome but his accent just hit the spot.

[@xsupersupremelifex8627]

When Darkstripe said"that's one less mouth to feed" I was like you jerk! Darkstripe doesn't have a heart!!!

[@-..l]

XSupersupreme LifeX he has a heart, how would he be alive without a heart?

[@Lupiterz]

*SPOILER*Wow I love longtail, I wish he didn't die! D':

[@ksj2839]

Noo you just spoiled me D: i know i should have looked on the warning, but Longtail nooo );

[@sandstormspirit1931]

And fire star died XD

[@Lupiterz]

Yeah, in umm, the last hope by a tree Firestar- "Hey look guys, a tree!"

[@Lupiterz]

Hey you like animaljam ^_^

[@sandstormspirit1931]

Yup c:

[@kitkatenthusiast9525]

Redtail:IM fine Bluestar:Yes and Im a mouse

[@fennelfin]

This still holds up EIGHT years later. This is gonna be a decade old soon and it's still one of the best warriors animations I've seen.